Locked-In Syndrome (1997)

On December 8, 1995, at the age of 43, Jean-Dominque Bauby, editor-in-chief of ELLE Magazine, suffered from a stroke and fell into a coma. When Bauby awoke he found himself completely speechless and paralyzed. In Locked-In Syndrome, director Jean-Jacques Beiniex follows Bauby's efforts to write The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which was later adapted into a critically acclaimed film.

Released

1997-03-14

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

27 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Jean-Jacques Beineix

TMDB rating

6.5/10 from 6 votes